2023 was another year packed of regulatory developments and enforcement action around children’s privacy and online safety in the UK, and protecting children will continue to be a hot topic in 2024 as the Online Safety Act (OSA) comes into force and scrutiny from the Information Commissioner’s Office and Ofcom ramps up. 

Whether you are an “information society service likely to be accessed by children” needing to comply with the Age Appropriate Design Code (aka the Children’s Code), or an online user-to-user service, search service, or business that publishes or displays pornographic content – in which case the OSA will apply to you – this handy summary will help check off those compliance requirements.